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| Nursery abuser awaiting sentence | Nursery abuser awaiting sentence |
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| A paedophile nursery worker from Devon who sexually abused children in her care and swapped indecent images over the internet is to be sentenced later. | A paedophile nursery worker from Devon who sexually abused children in her care and swapped indecent images over the internet is to be sentenced later. |
| Vanessa George, 39, from Plymouth, took photographs on her mobile phone of her abusing toddlers at Little Ted's Nursery, Bristol Crown Court heard. | Vanessa George, 39, from Plymouth, took photographs on her mobile phone of her abusing toddlers at Little Ted's Nursery, Bristol Crown Court heard. |
| She shared the images with Angela Allen, 39, from Nottingham, who is also being sentenced, and Colin Blanchard. | |
| Blanchard, 39, from Rochdale, will be sentenced at a later date. | |
| Between them, George, Allen and Blanchard pleaded guilty in October to nearly 40 charges. | Between them, George, Allen and Blanchard pleaded guilty in October to nearly 40 charges. |
| Never met | Never met |
| George admitted seven sexual assaults on children and six counts of distributing and making indecent pictures of children. | George admitted seven sexual assaults on children and six counts of distributing and making indecent pictures of children. |
| Blanchard pleaded guilty to 17 offences relating to indecent images of children and two sexual assaults on children. He also admitted a further charge of possessing extreme pornography. | Blanchard pleaded guilty to 17 offences relating to indecent images of children and two sexual assaults on children. He also admitted a further charge of possessing extreme pornography. |
| Allen pleaded guilty to four child sex assaults and one count of distributing an indecent image. | Allen pleaded guilty to four child sex assaults and one count of distributing an indecent image. |
| The abuse lasted from September 2008 until June after the three apparently met on a social networking site. | The abuse lasted from September 2008 until June after the three apparently met on a social networking site. |
| They never actually met until they appeared in court together. | They never actually met until they appeared in court together. |